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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Quail Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quail Creek and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Quail Creek:
    • 34.534827, -82.750970
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Quail Creek
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
    • Since Quail Creek is near Oconee County and also Hart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hart County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Quail Creek

Communities Also Named Quail Creek ...

We found seven communities that are also named Quail Creek.

There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Quail Creek.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Richland County
      • This Quail Creek is located in Richland County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Quail Creek that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Quail Creek.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Columbia County
      • This Quail Creek is located in Columbia County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Quail Creek that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Quail Creek.
      • Muscogee County
      • This Quail Creek is located in Muscogee County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the southwest of the Quail Creek that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Quail Creek.
    • Tennessee
      • Sullivan County
      • This Quail Creek is located in Sullivan County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the north of the Quail Creek that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Quail Creek.
      • Tipton County
      • This Quail Creek is located in Tipton County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km] to the west northwest of the Quail Creek that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Quail Creek.
    • Texas
      • San Jacinto County
      • Although located in San Jacinto County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Jacinto County community of Quail Creek.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Quail Creek is located in Davis County and lies 1,645 miles [2,647.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Quail Creek that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Quail Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Quail Creek ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Centerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Centerville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Clearview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Clearview is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Evergreen Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Evergreen Hills is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
  • Forest Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Park is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Green Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Green Forest is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
  • Hidden Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hidden Lake is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
  • Hunters Trail
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hunters Trail is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
  • Indian Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Indian Hills is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Leisure Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
  • Masons Cross Road
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Masons Cross Road is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Cross Road
  • Regency Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Regency Park is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
  • Regency Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Regency Woods is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
  • Stonehaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Stonehaven is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
  • Welcome
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Welcome is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome

How Far From Quail Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Quail Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Quail Creek and extending to:

  • Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Quail Creek to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Quail Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Quail Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Quail Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5348, Longitude: -82.7510       In this case, the coordinates for Quail Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.321 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.715 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.446 degrees.